Synergy Credit Union fined CA$215K by FINTRAC
- Amount
- CA$214,500
- ≈ $153K at the notice date
- Regulator
- FINTRAC
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
- Date
- Country
- Canada
- Credit union
What happened
Synergy Credit Union, a provincial credit union headquartered in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, was imposed an administrative monetary penalty of $214,500 on September 26, 2025, for committing 4 violations. The administrative monetary penalty has been paid in full and the case is closed.
Violations
Controls that catch this
- Transaction Monitoring: scenario coverage, alert review and SAR workflow
- Customer risk assessment that blocks or escalates high-risk onboarding
- Case management with an audit trail for every decision
Sources
- Regulator's notice Official
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Run a sanctions checkRelated fines
| 24 Sep 2026 | Caisse populaire acadienne ltée | FINTRAC | CA$676,500 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Caisse populaire Alliance limitée | FINTRAC | CA$82,500 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Pathwise Credit Union | FINTRAC | CA$41,250 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Your Neighbourhood Credit Union Limited | FINTRAC | CA$16,500 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | The New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation | FINTRAC | CA$399,712.5 |
Figures and summaries come from the regulator's published notice or, where noted, press reports. Penalties can be reduced, appealed or combined with other agencies' actions. Last reviewed by our compliance team: 27 Oct 2026.